Sentences with phrase «sign of extraterrestrial life»

An international team of scientists from the SETI Institute, the private organization that is searching for signs of extraterrestrial life, revealed that it received mysterious signal spikes last year that could have possibly come from an alien civilization.

The find may turn out to be crucial for spotting signs of extraterrestrial life in rocks on other planets.

Thus far, Rein notes, scientists haven't been able to agree upon a single chemical — oxygen, for example — that could be a conclusive sign of extraterrestrial life.

And that raises some worrying questions about the work going on these days to find signs of extraterrestrial life.

The most widely celebrated use of the technology is the SETI@home project, which analyzes radio signals from the Arecibo telescope in search of signs of extraterrestrial life.

This week in space, we might have our first signs of extraterrestrial life, but we'll never be able to reach them in person if Congress doesn't give NASA funding for its Mars exploration.

Water vents would also make Europa, which is about the size of Earth's moon, an even more irresistible place to look for signs of extraterrestrial life.

He believes larger interplanetary probes could deploy swarms of Sprites to pepper promising asteroids, moons and planets with sensors seeking out mineral deposits or signs of extraterrestrial life.

New telescopes and spacecraft will soon help researchers scour our galaxy for signs of extraterrestrial life.

It also may be a great place to hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life.